Contemporary Issues
Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses.
Study of a selected topic in some area of contemporary philosophy.
Outcomes: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding the selected topic.
Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses.
Study of a selected topic in some area of contemporary philosophy.
Outcomes: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding the selected topic.
Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses.
Throughout the course we will be looking at demonstrations of the relationship between faith and reason as JPII explores it in his 1998 encyclical Fides et Ratio in film. The passages from the encyclical that will inform the greater part of our discussions for the semester are the following: Articles 3, 4, 22 and 25 - 32. These articles will help us to understand how JPII is understanding faith and reason and the relationship between the two in both a Catholic and secular context. Additionally, we will be referring to Paul Ricoeur¿s works on hermeneutics to guide us in our reflections and interpretations of Fides et Ratio and the films.
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